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| As of Thursday morning, Hurricane Irene was heading towards the Northeast's population centers. |
Communities in the Northeast are preparing for the impact of Hurricane Irene.
Mayor Bloomberg is urging citizens to prepare themselves in New York City, and reports are that the city of
Boston is investigating potential shelter locations. If Irene comes to shore in the Northeast, there will be large numbers of people affected, which is why
some are weary of a potential disaster in the making. Today, I created the population density map above with
ArcGIS to show this. On the map, you will find the projected path and cone in addition to population; each dot on the map represents 5,000 people. I have posted a tutorial on where to find the applicable data and how to generate a similar product in ArcMap on
Outside the Neatline.
